Surgical treatment strategy for esophagogastric junction cancers based on the tumor diameter.
Isamu HoshinoHisashi GunjiFumitaka IshigeYosuke IwatateNobuhiro TakiguchiAtsushi IkedaHiroaki SodaToru TonookaNami SatoKenji KawaharaYoshihiro NabeyaPublished in: BMC surgery (2019)
As the tumor grows large, it is difficult to accurately judge EGJ on the image, and as a result it is difficult to understand the exact esophageal invasion distance of the tumor. Therefore, lymph node dissection including the upper mediastinum is considered vital, regardless of the degree of esophageal invasion.